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“One that needs an answer” In this city, you couldn’t take risks

But he didn’t answer and his jaw locked

She glanced over at Jude “Kyone yet?”

“Mostly” He sniffed a bit “He doesn’t sne”

Her shoulders relaxed Not a va else was pretty much doable

Chase stepped back from her and Dee dropped her hands He slanted Jude a seriously pissed glare “Don’t coer? He knew about Jude?

Not a flicker of surprise crossed the shifter’s face “You gonna piss and onna answer the lady’s question?”

What are you?

Chance stared back at her Gazed too deeply with those smoky eyes “I’m the man who had her back, twice, when you weren’t anywhere around”

“Dee doesn’t need anyone to watch her The woers brushed over her cheek Her breath caught

“Aw, Dee…shit,” Jude muttered

Her shoulders snapped up She wouldn’t be weak Not in front of Jude He’d trained her Walked with her on the first mission

Not in front of him “We had a visitor” Now she was the one to back away Because that soft touch wasn’t soh—yeah, that was ers fisted, then fell

“And you noticed the…ah…visitor with your tongue down this guy’s—”

“I’ve got a na and hard and waited until his blue gaze dropped That was better “The visit ca bite marks on her neck”

Jude sucked in a sharp breath “A lure?”

“No” Well, maybe Vamps were known to use sexy women to draw in other prey Worked wonders for thee You followed the package, and found hell waiting with open fangs “She was sent to deliver a lanced between them “Why send the woman? I mean, if you think a vampire sent her—”

She held up her unused stake “They kneouldn’t hurt her” Much

“What did she say?” Jude asked

Dee hesitated

Chase didn’t “The bitch told Dee she was going to die”

Well, so much for subtle

“Sonofabitch”

That pretty et away?” Jude growled A very deep, ruot distracted” The six foot three, two-hundred-pound distraction shifted beside her “It won’t happen again”

“Don’t count on it,” Chase aze jerked to his

And the bastard smiled at her

Trouble Why, why did trouble always find her? And why did this trouble have to be so sexy?

Chapter 3

Dee awoke screa heartbeat rattling her chest

It took her aago, but the dreaits of her clock glowed too brightly Four-oh-eight She’d slept for an hour